#InfodayES 10.00-10.15 Welcoming 10.15-11.00 URBACT Action Planning - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

#InfodayES 10.00-10.15 Welcoming 10.15-11.00 URBACT Action Planning Networks call + Q&A Jon Aguirre, Spanish National URBACT Point • 11.00-11.30 URBACT inspiring stories CityCentreDoctor: David Muriel, Medina del Campo City Council • BoostInno: Cinta Arasa, Barcelona Activa • 11.30-11.45 Coffee break 11.45-13.00 Idea Market, with the National URBACT Points On-Site: Jon Aguirre (NUP for Spain) Sabrina Abdi (NUP for France) and Aldo Vargas (NUP for • Polland) On-line: Petra Ockerl, (NUP for Slovenia), Heike Mages (NUP for Germany & Austria) Ana • Resende (NUP for Protugal) 13.00-14-00 Finger lunch 14.00-16.30 Workshops & Webinars Check the document with all the schedule, rooms, topics and participants here: • http://bit.ly/2FM2Kh3 16.30-17.00 Final conclusions and closing Jon Aguirre, Spanish National URBACT Point • 2

URBACT PROGRAMME

URBACT III in a nutshell European Territorial Cooperation (ETC) programme co-financed by ERDF and Member/Partner States Duration: 2014-2020 Budget: EUR 96 million Managing Authority: France Monitoring Committee composed by MS/PS and Commission Target: Decision makers and practitioners in the cities 4

URBACT bringing EU cities together as a European Territorial Cooperation (ETC) programme co-financed by ERDF and Member/Partner States Main objective: To promote integrated sustainable urban development in Europe Target: EU city administrations (city staff – policy makers, decision makers, practitioners) nearly 1000 Since 139 2002 cities Networks Call for Action Planning networks 2019 5

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finding tailored responses with the URBACT Method Integrated + Participative + Transnational Exchange + Expertise = ‘hands on’ Sustainable Urban Development Integrated approach > tackling different policy areas and governance levels at the same time Participative approach > involving all local stakeholders Transnational exchange > learning from peers Expertise > customised support provided to all networks Call for Action Planning networks 2019 7

3 main strands of activities CAPITALISATION CAPACITY TRANSNATIONAL COMMUNICATION BUILDING NETWORKS Enhancing the capacities Communicating urban Exchange and learning knowledge, policy of urban practitioners among cities - sharing recommendations, good and policy-makers to experiences (problems, practices to a wider develop integrated and solutions), identify good participatory approaches audience of policy- practices to design & to urban development makers & practitioners implement integrated urban policies Call for Action Planning networks 2019 8

Networks – 3 types Action Planning Networks (20 so far) (Objective: to co-produce an Integrated Action Plan-IAP) Implementation Networks (4 so far) (Objective: to overcome challenges of the implementation of IAP) Transfer networks (Objective: to adapt and transfer an URBACT labelled Good Practice ) 200 cities currently involved in APN & IN 9

CALL FOR ACTION PLANNING NETWORKS 07 JANUARY – 17 APRIL 2019

Following the first successful round of Action Planning networks 2 nd call in URBACT III for up to 23 Action Planning networks You can learn more about the results from first round of Action Planning networks here: ‘Cities in Action Stories of Change’ publication (LINK) • Webpages of networks (LINK) • Articles on the URBACT website and blog (LINK 1, LINK 2) • Call for Action Planning networks 2019 11

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an Action Planning Network i s for cities which… need to tackle an urban policy challenge and find solutions through the production of an integrated action plan wish to improve or change local policies by sharing experiences and exchange knowledge with other European cities working on similar challenges are eager to involve relevant key stakeholders and practice participatory culture by learning new tools and methods for effective policy- making Call for Transfer Networks - 2017 13

“ What does URBACT offer? friends by our joint work.” “URBACT already provides Learning from peers across Europe Designing and testing small scale solutions* at local level Enhancing capacities for policy-making advantage of those tools.” Accessing financial resources and URBACT “It will be remembered as support for exchange and learning Adding value through the URBACT knowledge hub and programme experts in ways of working.” Call for Action Planning networks 2019 14

The 2-Phase Journey Call for Action Planning networks 2019

Who is eligible? All “cities” from one of the member or partner EU states:  Cities, municipalities, towns  Infra-municipal tiers of government  Metropolitan Authorities and organised agglomerations  Local agencies defined as equivalent public organisations set up by a city* + “non - city” partners only as network partners  Provincial, regional and national authorities, as far as urban issues are concerned  Universities and research centres, as far as urban issues are concerned *Further information available in the Terms of Reference (ToR) of the call LINK Call for Action Planning networks 2019 16

Thematic Coverage URBACT III covers the following Thematic Objectives:  Strengthening research, technological development and innovation (TO1)  Enhancing access to and use and quality of ICT (TO2)  Enhancing the competitiveness of SMEs (TO3)  Supporting the shift towards a low carbon economy in all sectors (TO4)  Promoting climate change adaptation, risk prevention and management (TO5)  Protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency (TO6)  Promoting sustainable transport and removing bottlenecks in key network infrastructures (TO7)  Promoting employment and supporting labour mobility (TO8)  Promoting social inclusion and combating poverty (TO9)  Investing in education, skills and lifelong learning by developing education and training infrastructure (TO10) Call for Transfer Networks - 2017 17

Thematic Coverage Twelve thematic partnerships linked to Urban Agenda for the EU:  Affordable housing  Climate adaptation  Inclusion of migrants & refugees  Digital transition  Urban poverty  Sustainable use of land & nature based solution  Jobs & skills  Air quality  Circular economy  Innovative & responsible public procurement  Sustainable urban mobility  Culture and cultural heritage7  Energy transition  Security in public spaces Call for Transfer Networks - 2017 18

Partnership Partnership proposed for Phase 1 should comprise up to 7 to 10 cities: 1 Lead Partner + 6 to 9 network Partners Partnerships shall respect the following rules: The partnership may include 2 “non - city partners” maximum (as defined under  section 2.2); A beneficiary (city and non-city partners) may not be partner in more than two  approved Action Planning Networks at a time; A city can be Lead Partner of one Action Planning Network only;  Non-written rule: North-South & East-West geographical coverage and balance  A balance of cities from EU regions is necessary as follows: a minimum of 3 cities from Less Developed regions where the total number of  partner cities is 7; a minimum of 4 cities from Less Developed regions where the total number of  partner cities is 8 to 9 partners. a minimum of 5 cities from Less Developed regions where the total number of  partner cities is 10 partners. Call for Transfer Networks - 2017 19

How to find partners? For useful hints and tips please check the Guide Partner Search Tool: http://urbact.eu/partner-search-tool post your network proposal  check other proposals  send/ receive an expression of interest to/ from potential partners  signal a need for validated URBACT Lead expert  National URBACT Points can act as matchmakers across EU countries. > Contact details of all NUPs are available on the webpage of the call Call for Action Planning networks 2019 20

The Network proposal + & Project Partners Lead Expert Lead Partner (from 6 to 9) (3 to be proposed ) at least one should be female With common policy (thematic) challenge* The Terms of Reference and the Guide are the main support documents to build a successful network proposal Call for Action Planning networks 2019 21

The learning Process Training events Methods & tools @URBACT & webinars Knowledge hub Forensic Case Workshops Study visits studies Network Transnational activities learning and results Ideas Deep Peer Solutions exchange dives Reviews analysis Working with Problem stakeholders URBACT Local Groups Integrated Solving Action Beta Testing Experimenting Living Plans Changing Actions Solutions with new tools Labs mindsets Call for Action Planning networks 2019 22